Interesting Facts to Know about the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County

The Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County is popularly known as the Music Center. It is located in the downtown area of the city and organizes a number of events and performances all over the year. People from different parts of the world visit the center to watch the shows by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group, L.A. Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale.

One of the interesting facts about the Music Center is that it ranks among the three largest performing art centers in the United States. The Dance Door is an interesting part of the center which was donated to it in the year 1982. It is a bronze structure with cast figures of dancers on the door panels as one of its main highlight.

Nearly 2 million people are welcomed by the four venues of the center every year. These popular venues include Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall. There are many arts educational programs organized by the center in which millions of students participate.

Initially, the center consisted of three venues while the Walt Disney Concert Hall was added to the center in 2003. Many daily tours to the Music Center are free of cost and are supported by the Los Angeles County.

In 1969, the sculpture named 'Peace on Earth' was dedicated to the center by Jacques Lipchitz. It is an interesting sculpture that features a dove flying towards the Earth with the peace message. To learn more interesting things about the center, don't miss a visit to it while you are in Los Angeles.